The Kogi Government has conducted a mass burial for 130 unclaimed corpses deposited at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) mortuary, Lokoja. Mrs Elizabeth Arokoyo, the General Manager, Kogi Sanitation and Waste Management Board made this known while fielding questions from newsmen on Sunday. Arokoyo, represented by the Acting Secretary...
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Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo said any time the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria met, the nation waited in fidgeted breaths “because their resolutions were widely circulated, very logical, rational and audacious.” Sen Uzodinma said this at the official opening ceremony of the second 2022 plenary of Catholic Bishops Conference...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Ogun Area Command, has warned youths to stay clear of illegal activities, to avoid the wrath of the law. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Hameed Oloyode, made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Idiroko, Ogun, on Monday....
By Lekan Agboola, Ilorin The Vice Chancellor-designate of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN, has pledged that his in-coming administration will be fair to all Unilorites in its dealings and be just in all circumstances. A press statement released at the weekend by the University’s Director of...
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday cautioned against unguarded utterances about the arrest and investigation of the Kaduna train hostage negotiator, Tukur Mamu. DSS spokesman, Dr Peter Afunanya, stated in Abuja that the warning became necessary following overzealous comments by some sections of the public on issues...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Monday to Wednesday across the nation. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, predicted morning thunderstorms over the northern parts, especially over parts of Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Taraba, Kaduna, Bauchi, Gombe, Borno and Adamawa states. According to...
The Federal Government says it will meet with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) for adjudication on Monday over prolong strike. Dr Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, said this on Sunday in Abuja in a letter addressed...
By HARUNA AHMED, Duste – The Jigawa Police Command has confirmed the death of two persons in a canoe mishap that occurred in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, DSP Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the incident in a statement in Dutse, said the canoe, conveying...
Police in Anambra have confirmed Sunday night’s attack on Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah representing Anambra South Senatorial District by unidentified gunmen. The incident which took place in Enugwu Ukwu community, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state, claimed the lives of some persons in the convoy, while Ubah narrowly escaped...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – National Directorate of Employment (NDE) Borno State under under its Rural Employment Promotion (REP) has trained 50 youths including women and beneficiaries of Post Sustainable Agricultural Development Scheme (Posr SADTS), Agric Business and Small Stock Goats Production Scheme (ABSSGPS) using the Revolving Model Empowerment...
PRESS STATEMENT On July 18, 2022, two days after a governorship election was conducted in Osun State, the APC candidate and Governor Adegboyega Oyetola reportedly applied for the Certified True Copies (CTC) of the BVAS Report for the election. The world had commended the conduct of the election on...
A 53-year old Brazilian returnee, Okolie Nwabueze, has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly importing 92 wraps of cocaine. This is even as Nwabueze, a father of two, ingested the drugs and eventually...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has said a 19-year-old student of Ipetu-Ijesa College of Technology, Olonade Tomiwa, committed suicide in Ilesa. The police spokesman, Yemisi Opalola, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Osogbo, said the deceased was found hanging dead...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 25-year old pregnant woman with 82 pinches of methamphetamine in Auchi, Edo state. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the suspect, Haruna Favour who...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has declared a Nigerian-based fraudster, Chidozie Collins Obasi, wanted for defrauding the New York Government out of more than $30 million. $30 million. According to a statement from the U.S Attorney’s Office, the United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Chidozie Collins...
Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), says that adopting “native solutions’’ will go a long way in curbing rape cases and other vices. Runsewe made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He...
Prof. Taiwo Obindo, President, Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), says that more than 60 million Nigerians are suffering from mental illnesses. Obindo, who is also the Chairman, Faculty of Psychiatry, West African College of Physicians, Nigeria Chapter, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Indigenous construction firms in the country believe that the activities of quacks and compromise in standard are largely responsible for the growing cases of building collapse witnessed in recent times. This was according to the Technical Manager of S & M Nigeria Ltd, Engr....
Some traditional rulers in Enugu State have expressed worry over the rising cases of harmful traditional practices and violence against women and girls in the state. They made the disclosure at a one-day town hall meeting organized by an Enugu based NGO, Women Aid Collective (WACOL) and the Fifty-Fifty...